The Craftsmanship of StarCraft

What a video game can teach us about learning.

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1. The Craftsmanship of What a video game can teach us about learning @coxandrew Andrew Cox Friday, September 6, 13
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4. Real Time Strategy Friday, September 6, 13
5. Balance of Macro and Micro Friday, September 6, 13
6. The Chess of Our Time Friday, September 6, 13
7. Why do I care? What does this have to do with Ruby? Friday, September 6, 13
8. Engineering? Sport? Art? Friday, September 6, 13
9. Because StarCraft has an amazing ecosystem of mastery Friday, September 6, 13
10. Pair Gaming My first StarCraft experience Friday, September 6, 13
11. Lesson #1 Find a mentor Friday, September 6, 13
12. Your coworkers Friday, September 6, 13
13. IRC Friday, September 6, 13
14. pairwith.me Friday, September 6, 13
15. exercism.io Friday, September 6, 13
16. “Ok, so how do I master this thing?” – Me Friday, September 6, 13
17. “Wait, aren’t games supposed to be fun?” – You Guys Friday, September 6, 13
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19. Lesson #2 Master the fundamentals Friday, September 6, 13
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24. Lesson #3 Practice when it doesn’t matter Friday, September 6, 13
25. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln Friday, September 6, 13
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29. Lesson #4 Metacognition is your barometer Friday, September 6, 13
30. It’s pronounced “thermometer” Friday, September 6, 13
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32. You know exactly where you stand Friday, September 6, 13
33. .. and you know where you’ve been Friday, September 6, 13
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35. Code Reviews Friday, September 6, 13
36. Code Reviews Katas Friday, September 6, 13
37. Code Reviews Katas Reading Code Friday, September 6, 13
38. Code Reviews Katas Reading Code Teaching Friday, September 6, 13
39. Code Reviews Katas Reading Code Teaching Blogging Friday, September 6, 13
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42. Lesson #5 Get comfortable with discomfort Friday, September 6, 13
43. Flow is the Opiate of the Mediocre Friday, September 6, 13
44. “Strong pianists drill the most difficult parts of their music, rarely, if ever playing through their pieces in entirety.” Cal Newport Friday, September 6, 13
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46. Key Takeaways •Expectation that work will be hard •Because work is hard, failure is a normal part of the learning process Friday, September 6, 13
47. Expose your own ignorance Friday, September 6, 13
48. Lesson #6 Establish a Community of Practice Friday, September 6, 13
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52. Team Practice Friday, September 6, 13
53. Parley Friday, September 6, 13
54. Lesson #7 Starting is the most important thing Friday, September 6, 13
55. zenhabits.net by Leo Babauta Friday, September 6, 13
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57. If you have a full tube of toothpaste, it doesn’t matter how you squeeze. Friday, September 6, 13
58. Further Reading • The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin • Brain Rules by John Medina • How People Learn from NAP (Free) • Knowing what Students Know / Executive Summary from NAP (Free) • Forget Flow - The Secret to Skill Lies in Discomfort • Flow is the Opiate of the Medicore • How to Find Mentors Friday, September 6, 13